The General
The General

The General

1926-12-25 - 79 minutes

7.94 / 10

Overview

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

Screenplay

Art Direction - Fred Gabourie

Genres

Action

Adventure

Comedy

War

Videos

Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton

Featurette

The General (1926) Trailer #1

Trailer

William Friedkin on Buster Kea

Featurette

Critics' Picks - 'The General'

Featurette

The General 1927 Movie Trailer

Trailer

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Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn

Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird

Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher

Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

Jimmy Bryant

Jimmy Bryant

Raider (uncredited)

Sergeant Bukowski

Sergeant Bukowski

Officer (uncredited)

C.C. Cruson

C.C. Cruson

Officer (uncredited)

Jack Dempster

Jack Dempster

Raider (uncredited)

Keith Fennell

Keith Fennell

Soldier (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

Eddie Foster

Eddie Foster

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

Ronald Gilstrap

Ronald Gilstrap

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

Ray Hanford

Ray Hanford

Raider (uncredited)

Jack Hanlon

Jack Hanlon

Bit Part (uncredited)

Al Hanson

Al Hanson

Raider (uncredited)

Anthony Harvey

Anthony Harvey

Raider (uncredited)